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[17] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for the music room, 1772, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 23/6
Purpose
[17] Unfinished design for a chimneypiece for the music room, 1772, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a chimneypiece, with the lining bordered by reed and ribbon, and with Corinthian column stiles. The capitals contain panels depicting draped figures, and there is a frieze consisting of a band of rosettes, a band of laurel leaf tips, and a band of semi-circular-headed compartments. There is a central figurative tablet, and the mantel is ornamented with a band of laurel leaf tips
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¾ inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Chimney Piece for the back Parlor at Sir Watkin Wynn’s in S.t James’s Square / 6 and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1772
Adelphi / 27.t Aug.st 1772.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (408 x 292)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 49
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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